Synonyms of intermittently

intermittently

adverb

as in periodically

Related Words

• periodically
• occasionally
• sometimes
• infrequently
• rarely
• seldom
• recurrently
• now and then
• off and on
• now
• here and there
• irregularly
• sporadically
• little
• variously

Dissimilar Words

• often
• frequently
• usually
• regularly
• much
• commonly
• hourly
• routinely
• ordinarily
• oftentimes
• oft
• consistently
• constantly
• always
• invariably
• continuously
• continually
• incessantly
• perpetually
• unceasingly
• endlessly
• ever
• uninterruptedly
• continuingly
• interminably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intermittently

Form a mini book club together, stopping intermittently to pulse check your feelings about the same book. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Munda, 19, has intermittently trained with the seniors over the past couple of seasons and the energetic midfielder is primed for a loan move in the new season. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Since renewable energy sources like the sun and the wind cannot be operated on demand and produce energy intermittently, the energy generated needs to be stored till required by the grid. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The emotional pull of the poem also comes through, albeit intermittently. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

In Nolan’s film, people refer to the gods, but there are no divine debates on Olympus, and, indeed, the only member of the classical Greek pantheon who actually appears is Athena (Zendaya), watching over the action intermittently. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

The Florida Python Challenge debuted in 2013 and intermittently returned over the next few years before becoming an annual event in 2020. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Popham, a drifter, small-time criminal, and frequent drug user, lived with the Bunyard family intermittently. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Getting an accurate diagnosis can also be challenging since cyclospora sheds intermittently in stool. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 July 2026